In this episode, we complete the last saddle notches and finish hewing the two eave logs flat. We construct and install 8 ...

In the previous entry, we discussed debarking spuds and drawknives. We’re going to continue discussing other ways to prepare your logs for the next step in log cabin building. This time we’re going to ...

In this episode, we complete the stone hearth using 1.5 bags of mortar, with all stones sourced from our land. We also ...

Summertime and the living is, well, hot—which makes a roaring campfire a bit of a problem. But if you lay the right foundation, you can build a great summer blaze that puts out plenty of light with ...

Designing a practical and usable log cabin isn’t easy. The planning stage of a log cabin build is the single most important stage. Spend enough time on this stage and your build will be successful.

CHILLICOTHE — Small log cabins for campers, hunters and others will begin showing up in some state parks late this summer, built by prison inmates with timber logged from state forests. An inmate team ...